ADELAIDE isn't concerned at the prospect of superstar midfielder Patrick Dangerfield waiting until the last year of his contract to re-sign with the Club, with general manager of list development and strategy David Noble insisting the 23-year-old remains loyal to the Crows.

Noble's comments, exclusive to AFL.com.au, followed a Fairfax Media report claiming Dangerfield would base his decision whether or not to re-sign with the Crows on team performance rather than financial gain.

Dangerfield re-signed with the club for three years midway through 2012, when he named "team success" as "a huge factor" in determining where he played his football.

"We are comfortable with our club's relationship with Patrick, his family and his management, Noble told AFL.com.au.

"We know he is committed to our football club."

Dangerfield doesn't fall out of contract until the end of season 2015

The reigning All-Australian hails from Moggs Creek on Victoria's surf coast, just a 54km drive from Geelong.

He reportedly remains a recruiting target of the Cats, while Essendon also made a significant play for his services the last time he was coming to the end of his contract.

After the key departures of Nathan Bock, Phil Davis, Jack Gunston and Kurt Tippett to interstate rivals, Crows captain Nathan van Berlo recently said the club had to create a culture where players from outside of Adelaide wanted to stay.

He had "every faith" his club would re-sign its most vital players and said the large proportion of players with interstate roots (28 of 45) worked in its favour.

"We've got a lot of our list from interstate; I think that's a good thing in a sense too that we all actually spend a lot more time together and gel together," van Berlo said.

"I've got every faith in our list management team, headed by David Noble,  that not only are they trying to source out the best possible recruits that we can get into our footy club but also making sure that we tie up those guys who are really important to our progress moving forward.

"We've just got to make sure as a footy club that we're doing everything we can to provide a culture and a want for players to stay here in Adelaide."